Gas-heater for tailors&#39; irons and the like.



- A11LIGATION 'FILED AUG. l, 190%.

2 SHEETS-*SHEET 2.

narran srafras PAYYIEWT EFCE.

EMlL HUGO HENNIGER, Ol? ERANliEUltT-ONIHlil-MAlN, GERMANY, ASMGNUP TQ THE FIRM OE GAS-BGELOEEN-tiEiSELLrlCHAET MIT BESGIIRNKTER HAFTUNG, UF l-.i'i-lhpll'lURG, GERMANY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented fitug. 15, 41905.

application filed August l1 1904. Serial No. 219,081.

To @ZZ whom, it rmty/ colte/rm Beit known that l, EMIL HUGO Hannie en, a subject ot' the German Emperor, and a resident oi' lErankiort-on-the-ll/lain, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Vlmprovements in Gas-Heaters Vtor Tailors Irons and the Like, of which theiollowing is a speciication.

This invention relates to gas-heating apparatus for tailors irons and the like, the closed heating-chamber oi' which is divisible into separate compartments, whereby with proportionate gas consumption the irons may be heated either in succession or simultaneously to the maximum temperature or to temperatures varying considerably from each other.

@i the heating apparatus heretofore dcvised, which mainly aimed at providing a more or less powerful dra-Et to the heatinggases by employing bailleplates, channels, chimney connections, and the like in order thereby to obtain combustion smokeless or as economical as possible, none so Afar as ll. am aware fuliil the practical requirements aris ing in the tailoring' trade especially in large businesses-namely, to supply the worker at any time, according to the Work at which he is employed, with irons ready to hand and at the right temperature. lWith such heaters as have been previously used the temperature to be realized must be4 adjusted according to thetime or the irons after removal must be correspondingly cooled, whereby time and gas are lost. With the present heating apparatus all variations of temperature ot' the irons can be provided :tor according as is desired. lhe present invention combines with minimum gas consumption all the advantages of a practical gas iron-heater.

ln the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l is a central transverse section ot a gas ironheater constructed in accordance with and embodying my invention; F ig. 2, a horizontal section of the heater on the line l l, Fig. l; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section oi the heater on the line II lll', Eig. l; and Fig. 4, a detailed perspective View oi a grate or grid.

Similar characters of reference referto similar parts throughout the several views.

In a frame 7), provided with suitable feet a, which frame has in front a plate c, upon which the irons f may be rested, are mounted, say,

Afor instance` three burners d di d and igni tion-tubes or pilot Aliame-bmners e e e over airslots a, Vtermed between two dcliccton plates e. The said air-slots are covered by plates below and spaced from the d ei'lectors e in order to insure regular and undistnrbi'ed entry of the air to the jets. At the same elevation or height as the said plate c there are supported within the `trame gratos or grids r, en which the irons are placed. The grids r, surrounding the blilrncrs, have preferably the form shown in lfig. Ll. Above the lraine the special heating-cliamber, which may be closed all round by non-conducting walls y. The iront wall may be formed as a door /1, hinged along the top and provided with a handle M, Fig. jl, while the rear `wall is provided with a pipe z/ lor the products oi: combustion. In order that the hot gases may VHow so far as possible all round the irons j', it is neces sary that the said gases be iirst caused to pass upward, and for this pnrposea partition-plate vf, provided on the top with transverse ori-- iices 1f', is built into the heater. By this means an obstacle to the motion ol' the gases is provided, so that the said gases remain lol'iger within the heater and are more perfectly util ized. ,li desired, guiding plates or bai'lies can be arranged between the rear wall ol the heater and the partition-wall af, such battles being not shown.

The essential ieature oll the invention consists in dividing or reducing the heating-clnnn' ber by the use oi: movable partition\valls 1, which consists each olE two plates with an interposed non-conducting layer, which partition-walls are guided above in grooved guideways l and beneath on supporting-rails m, supported between the burners or the grids r within the frame 7). 4ly means ol' this arrangement on the one hand within the same heater irons can be heated to diiierent temperati'nos,

and on the other hand for partial operation to obtain the same working temperature the chamber may be divided into two compartments. llhus a three-chamberell heater may by insertion or withdrawal ol the partition-- walls be so controlled that, first, three burners within three chambers heat three irons, (full operation for maximum temperatures;) secondly, one burner in one chamber heats three irons. Both the partition-walls are removed, and at each side of the iron f, Fig. l, is placed another iron f-that is to say, the three irons set on a single grate, (full operation for reduced temperatures;) thirdly, one burner in one chamber heats one iron, (partial operation for maximum temperatures) fourthly, one burner in one chamber heats two irons, (partial operation for reduced temperatures,) and so on. The divisibility ot the heating-chamber in the manner indicated is the more important and advantageous the more burners such a heater is provided with, and this constitutes a very weighty argument on behalf of economical operation and practical utility. The novel technical effect resides in the feature that by means ot' the burners according to choice a desired number of irons can be heated simultaneously or successively to ditiercnt temperatures.

Ot' special importance for heaters containing many compartments is the arrangement of the hinged door /t above referred to. Then the said door is open, all the irons are in view and the desired iron can be selected.

Beneath the plate 0 are provided two rails or guides m and a/, on or between which the removables handles f of the irons f may be suspended while the irons are being heated.

On or at the rear ot the multichamber-heater a controller-board n may be provided, at the rear side of which are led the burner-supply pipes o and the ignition or pilot name-supply pipes p. The burner-supply pipes 0 branch off from the main gas-feed pipe Q, while the ignition or pilot name-supply pipes p branch from an auxiliar;T pipe t', fed by the gas-pipe q, or said pipes p may also branch directly from the said gas-feed pipe g. This latter modification is not shown in the drawings. On the front side ot' said switchboard 'a are handles 25 and a, mounted on the stems ot' the cocks f1; and fw, said stems passing through the switchboard from the burner-pipes o and the ignition-pipesp, respectively. rIhe stems of cocks o may, as shown, also be provided with arms t', which may be locked by means or' padlocks t3 or the like to lugs t2 of the switchboard. The arrangement of the cocks is such that the handles are readily distinguishable and indications may be marked on the handles or on the switchboard to prevent confusion.

Then the partition walls are removed from the heater by means or' supports l, removably mounted in side plates or angles l, the upper part of the heater and of a plate 2, adapted to rest upon the same and provided with perforations 3, a further heating-compartment may be provided in which irons may be placed and so kept warm.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a heater for tailors irons, the combination with a heater-casing, of removable partitions dividing the casing into a plurality of chambers, a burner to heat each chamber and means in each chamber to support an iron.

2. In a heater for tailors7 irons, the combination with a frame having a plate for the support of irons and aheater-casing supported by the frame, of vertical partitions supported by the casing and dividing` it into a number of chambers, a burner and an iron-support in each chamber, and a door hinged to the casing whose lower edge rests on said plate.

3. In a heater tor tailors irons, the combination with a frame having a plate for the support of irons and a heater-casing supported by the trame, of removable vertical partitions dividing the casing into chambers, a burner and a removable iron-support in each chamber, and a door taking over the front edges of the partitions and whose lower edge rests on said plate.

4. In a heater for tailors7 irons, the combination with a frame and a casing supported thereby and provided with means adapted to support vertical partitions and also with means adapted to supporta horizontal partition when the vertical partitions are removed, of a main burner, a pilot-Hams burner and a removable grid to support the irons and mounted in said casing, and a door hinged to the casing adapted to take over the edges of the partitions.

5. In a heater for tailors irons, the combination with a frame and a casing supported thereby, of removable partitions to divide the casing into chambers, a burner and an ironsupporting grid in leach chamber, said plate located outside the casing to support irons.

6. In a heater for tailors irons, the combination with a frame having a plate c for the support ot irons, and a casing supported by the trame, of removable partitions to divide the casing into chambers, a burner and a remov,

able grid in each chamber, said plate c on a level with the grids.

T. In a heater for tailors irons, the combination with a frame and a casing supported thereby, of removable partitions to divide the casing into chambers, a burner and a removable grid in each chamber, two detlectors below each grid and a plate c2 spaced from said deilectors.

EMIL HUGO HENNIGER.

Wfitnesses:

LEONHARD BIERNATZKI, MAX KAEMPFF. 

